Dean Sampson
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Full name | Dean Sampson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Stanley Wakefield, England | 27 June 1967||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dean Sampson (born 27 June 1967) is an English former professional
Background
Sampson was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
Sampson started his career at Stanley Rangers before joining Castleford in 1986, and made his first team début in 1987.
International honours
Sampson played at prop in Great Britain's 14–8 victory over Auckland on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia at Carlaw Park, Parnell, New Zealand on Wednesday 8 July 1992, and played at prop in Great Britain's 17–6 victory over Canterbury on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia at Rugby League Park/Addington Showgrounds, Christchurch on Wednesday 15 July 1992.
In the 1997 post season, Sampson was selected to play for Great Britain in the first match of the Super League Test series against Australia.[4]
Sampson won caps for England while at Castleford in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup against Fiji, South Africa (interchange/substitute), and Wales (interchange/substitute), and in 1999 against France (two occasions).
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Sampson was a
County Cup Final appearances
Sampson appeared as a
on Sunday 23 September 1990.Regal Trophy Final appearances
Sampson appeared as a
Club career
Sampson came back in 2003 when Castleford Tigers went through an injury crisis, scoring on his comeback game against Warrington Wolves. He also played once more for Castleford Tigers in 2005 against Hull Dockers in the Challenge Cup.[7] Overall Sampson played 431 games for Castleford scoring 68 tries. With 431-appearances, Sampson is joint second (along with Artie Atkinson) in Castleford's all-time appearance list behind John Joyner, who has 613-appearances. Sampson was a real fans favourite for Castleford and his name was often chanted by the home fans.
Coaching career
After retirement, Sampson became the club's academy coach and won the Junior academy championship in 2004. He left the club in 2005 and moved to Hull Kingston Rovers, and became the assistant coach there. Sampson left Hull Kingston Rovers after a brief period and stayed out of the game for a while.
Sampson rejoined Castleford for 2009's
Honoured at Castleford Tigers
Sampson is a Tigers Hall of Fame Inductee.[8]
Genealogical information
Sampson is the son of the rugby league footballer, and
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "2nd May 1992: Wigan 28 Castleford 12 (Challenge Cup Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ "Wigan 2 – 33 Castleford". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Tigers' roar heard after early strike by Dockers". Yorkshire Post. 13 March 2005. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Hall of Fame at castigers.com". castigers. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) World Cup 1995 details
- Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 May 2012)
- Playing picture at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 May 2012)
- Coach picture at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 May 2012)
- (archived by web.archive.org) England battle to French wins